Editor

About the position

The Editor position at Apple involves collaborating with the Human Interface Design team to create compelling video content that showcases the team's work through storytelling. The role requires a strong background in VFX editorial, with responsibilities including running daily reviews, maintaining editorial workflows, and ensuring adherence to Apple brand standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in creative editing and a passion for innovative storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Craft creative videos with Design team members
• Run daily shot and sequence reviews
• Create and maintain effective editorial workflows for a wide range of projects
• Act as a champion of Apple brand standards in all aspects of creative work

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Feature, TV, VFX, or advertising editorial departments
• Strong working knowledge and demonstrated experience with Adobe Premiere and/or Final Cut Pro
• Knowledgeable in the field of creative editing - the pictorial language and structure of storytelling
• Deep knowledge and experience both creatively and technically managing various formats and deliverables
• Proven understanding of devices, frame rates, codecs, file formats, and cameras
• Understanding of the post production pipeline: offline, online and conform, plate ingestion, general compositing, retiming, project archiving and mixing
• Comprehensive knowledge of a VFX pipeline from capture to final delivery
• Experience with supervised sessions
• Ability to adapt to a variety of visual styles
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-motivated and curious, with an enthusiasm for new tools and workflows

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with the Academy Color Encoding System and conversion best practices
• Experience editing on MacOS
• Experience with After Effects, Nuke, Hiero, Compressor, Photoshop
• Interest in new media types and emerging formats

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
• Discounted products and free services